Forest of Dean Social History

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Timothy Mountjoy, FDMA Agent (1870-1877)

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Buttyman and His Team
Credit:Dean Heritage Centre

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Edward Rymer, FDMA Agent (1882-1886)

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Statue of Thomas and Amos James who
were drowned when the Union colliery flooded
in 1902.
The sculptor is Matt Baker,

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FDMA Agent (1888-1918)

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Forest of Dean Miners
Credit:Dean Heritage Centre

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The Hod Boy by John Wakefield

New Regulator Colliery, Heywood, Cinderford

New Regulator Colliery

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Martin and Elizabeth Perkins, FDMA President (1913-1917)
Credit: Ancestry

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Forest of Dean Miners
Credit: Dean Heritage Centre

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David Organ (centre) and Family, FDMA President (1919-1938)
Credit: David Organ

Pillowell Recreation Ground during the 1921 Miners Lockout

Miners and families at work levelling the Pillowell Recreation Ground during the 1921 Lockout.

Credit: Peter Dunford

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FDMA Membership Disc
Credit: Dean Heritage Centre

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Frank Ashmead
Credit: Dean Forest Mercury

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Herbert Booth, FDMA Agent (1918-1922)
Credit: David Organ

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John Williams, FDMA Agent (1922-1953)
Credit: Richard Burton Archives

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Supporters of Purcell in Parkend: Forest Labour MP 1925-1929
Credit Sungreen.

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Tilly Aston

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Annie Aston (Tilly's Mum)
Credit: Ancestry

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Gypsy Family Camping near Cannop
Credit: Dean Heritage Centre

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Sheep Shearing near Speech House